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CONTACT:
Victoria Fulkerson
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PHONE: 202.234.9181
Washington, DC (March 10, 2010) - The NGLCC kicks off Women's History Month and the 2010 Women's Business Initiative (WBI) teleconference series with an exclusive conversation with U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., on March 10th.
Maloney will discuss her new book, Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, on the WBI Teleconference on March 10th beginning at 4:30pm ET. She'll talk about the steps women can take to make real progress on women's issues in their homes, communities and workplaces.
"Congresswoman Maloney is a fierce advocate on behalf of women and the LGBT community. I am honored and excited to speak with her during the first WBI Teleconference of 2010," said Victoria Fulkerson, director of supplier diversity and corporate relations.
Maloney was elected to New York's 14th Congressional district in the House of Representatives in 1992, the so-called "Year of the Woman". Chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee and former co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, she passed numerous bills to improve the lives of women and all families.
An original co-sponsor of H.R. 2517, The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, Congresswoman Maloney strongly supported and spoke on the House floor on behalf of a fully inclusive ENDA, and authored legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide couples in domestic partnerships, civil unions and same-sex marriages with all of the benefits and protections offered by the FMLA.
She also introduced the first domestic partnership legislation in New York State history in 1986 when she served as a New York City Councilwoman and plans to be an original co-sponsor of a measure that Congressman Nadler is scheduled to introduce that will fully repeal DOMA.
To RSVP for the WBI Teleconference call with Congresswoman Maloney email: wbi@nglcc.org
About the NGLCC:
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is the business advocate and direct link between LGBT business owners, corporations, and government. The NGLCC was founded as the exclusive organization for certification of LGBT owned businesses, and works to foster mutually beneficial opportunities for small businesses and corporate members. The NGLCC represents the interests of more than 1.4 million LGBT businesses and entrepreneurs and is committed to forming a broad-based coalition of LGBT owned and friendly businesses, professionals, and students of business for the purpose of promoting economic growth and the prosperity of its members.
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